Breviea

Breviea is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae described in 1935.^[4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Breviea
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Chrysophylloideae
Genus:	Breviea Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Species:	B. sericea
Binomial name
Breviea sericea Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Synonyms[2]
Chrysophyllum sericeum A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not A.DC. 1844 nor Salisb. 1796[3] Pouteria leptosperma Baehni Chrysophyllum leptospermum (Baehni) Roberty Breviea leptosperma (Baehni) Heine

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It contains only one known species, Breviea sericea native to tropical Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire).^[2]

The species is listed as near threatened.^[1]